insensitive

insensitive
in'sensətiv
adjective
(with to)
1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensible
2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensible
insensitive adj insensible
insensitive
tr[ɪn'sensətɪv]
adjective
1 insensible
insensitive [ɪn'sɛntsət̬ɪv] adj
: insensible
insensitive
adj.
insensible adj.
ɪn'sensətɪv
adjective
a) (emotionally) <person> insensible; <behavior> falto de sensibilidad

to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo

b) (physically)

to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo

[ɪn'sensɪtɪv]
ADJ [person] insensible; [behaviour, remark] falto de sensibilidad

to be insensitive — [person] no tener sensibilidad

to be insensitive to sth — ser insensible a algo

to be insensitive to heat/cold/pain — ser insensible al calor/frío/dolor

she is insensitive to other people's feelings — es insensible a los sentimientos de los demás

he had become insensitive to seeing people suffer — se había vuelto insensible al sufrimiento de los demás

* * *
[ɪn'sensətɪv]
adjective
a) (emotionally) <person> insensible; <behavior> falto de sensibilidad

to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo

b) (physically)

to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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